❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the Minister for Corrective Services about budget cuts and understaffing contributing to a prison breakout at Greenough Regional Prison. The Minister denies the claims, stating the government has increased funding and staffing.
AnsweredQoN 1013Legislative Assembly
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GREENOUGH REGIONAL
PRISON — CRITICAL INCIDENT REVIEW
1013. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Corrective
Services:
I have a supplementary question, Mr
Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Sorry, it is not
the end of question time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Minister, when will
you accept that it was your budget cuts and catastrophic understaffing —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members on my
right. I want to hear.
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer, I call
you to order for first time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Minister, when will
you accept that it was your budget cuts and subsequent catastrophic
understaffing —
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer, I call
you to order for the second time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members on my
left, your member is on her feet. Start again, please.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : Minister,
when will you accept that it was your budget underfunding and subsequent
catastrophic understaffing that caused Western Australia's largest
prison breakout ever?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
PRISON — CRITICAL INCIDENT REVIEW
1013. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Corrective
Services:
I have a supplementary question, Mr
Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Sorry, it is not
the end of question time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Minister, when will
you accept that it was your budget cuts and catastrophic understaffing —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members on my
right. I want to hear.
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer, I call
you to order for first time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Minister, when will
you accept that it was your budget cuts and subsequent catastrophic
understaffing —
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer, I call
you to order for the second time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members on my
left, your member is on her feet. Start again, please.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : Minister,
when will you accept that it was your budget underfunding and subsequent
catastrophic understaffing that caused Western Australia's largest
prison breakout ever?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
AnswerView source ↗
I wish the member for Scarborough
could open the budget papers and read them carefully. The member for
Scarborough could have looked quite carefully at this year's budget
papers; she could have even looked at last year's budget papers.
Dr M.D. Nahan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : She could have
looked at this year's and last year's budget papers. Does the
member know what the big difference is between our government and her
government in corrections? We have added more money and we have added more
staff. Read the budget papers and she will find that out.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : You nearly did.
That is the end of question time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : I know you
wanted more, member for South Perth, but that is it.
could open the budget papers and read them carefully. The member for
Scarborough could have looked quite carefully at this year's budget
papers; she could have even looked at last year's budget papers.
Dr M.D. Nahan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : She could have
looked at this year's and last year's budget papers. Does the
member know what the big difference is between our government and her
government in corrections? We have added more money and we have added more
staff. Read the budget papers and she will find that out.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : You nearly did.
That is the end of question time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : I know you
wanted more, member for South Perth, but that is it.
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